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Silver sulfadiazine (Silvadene)

Category:

  • Topicals

Description:

  • Antibiotic

Indications:

  • Adjunct for the prevention and treatment of wound sepsis in patients with 2nd and 3rd degree burns

Contraindications:

  • Child < 2 months

Precautions:

  • Pregnancy category B

  • Impaired hepatic or renal function

  • G-6-PD deficiency

Adverse Reactions (Side Effects):

  • GU: crystalluria

  • HEME: reversible leukopenia

  • SKIN: burning, brownish-gray skin discoloration, erythema, itching, pain, rash, skin necrosis, stinging, urticaria

Dosage:

Administered topically

  • Adult and Child: 

    • TOP apply to affected area 1-2 times daily; burned area should be covered with cream at all times

 

The information contained here is an abbreviated summary. For more detailed and complete information, consult the manufacturer's product information sheets or standard textbooks

Source: Operational Medicine 2001,  Health Care in Military Settings, NAVMED P-5139, May 1, 2001, Bureau of Medicine and Surgery, Department of the Navy, 2300 E Street NW, Washington, D.C., 20372-5300

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